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Published on: February 10, 2014
Implant Stability Measurements in the Long-Term Follow-up of Dentis Implants: A Retrospective Study With Periotest
Mi-Ae Jeong1, Mi-Kyung Jung, Su-Gwan Kim
1*Associate Professor, Department of Dental Hygiene, Kangwon National University, Samcheok, South Korea. †Graduate Student, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Chosun University, Gwangju, South Korea. ‡Professor and Chairman, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Chosun University, Gwangju, South Korea. §Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Chosun University, Gwangju, South Korea.
Purpose:
The purpose of this study was to evaluate retrospectively the stability of Dentis implant with the Periotest.
Methods:
In total, 36 patients and 88 implants were investigated. Periotest was used to measure implant stability, and a periapical view was taken immediately after surgery and again immediately after, 3 months after, 6 months and 5 years after prosthesis placement. Bone loss on the periapical view, bone quality according to tactile sensation, and area of implant installation were assessed.
Results:
The mean Periotest value (PTV) immediately after surgery was -1.02, and the mean bone loss rate (bone loss/fixture length × 100) at 6 months after prosthesis placement was 8.42%. PTV was higher with more bone loss (types III, IV vs types I, II bone). The lowest mean PTV was in the lower molar area (-1.48), followed by the lower anterior (-1.41), upper molar (0.11), and upper anterior area (5). One implant failed and survival rates were 98.9%.
Conclusion:
Implant stability was lower in cases with more bone loss and poor bone quality and in the maxilla versus the mandible.
